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Tag: Male Fertility

  • Creating a Simple At-Home Test for Male Fertility

    Creating a Simple At-Home Test for Male Fertility

    Shafiee collaborated with the MGH Fertility Center to develop a smartphone-based microchip for at-home male infertility testing. Tests of the lab-based prototype show the smartphone semen analyzer identifies with 98 percent accuracy abnormal semen samples based on sperm concentration and motility.

  • Men’s Health Month: The Future of Digital Fertility

    Men’s Health Month: The Future of Digital Fertility

    More than 45 million couples worldwide experience challenges when trying to get pregnant. The eye-opening conversation with a doctor that brings to light the reality that you may not be able to grow your family in the way you always envisioned, can be heartbreaking. When the issue arises, the spotlight seems to automatically focus in…